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upon to be frequently. I believe this had a lot to do with his
success. President Murphree was often silent for the sake of
harmony, and some may have gained the impression that he
was not standing firmly for the right. But a little time would
always show that he was waiting patiently to put into effect
what he knew to be right."

The College of Law
 "The sheet-anchor of the Ship of State is the common schooL
 Teach, first and last, Americanism. Let no youth leave the school
 without first being grounded in the history, the principles, and the
 incalculable blessings of American liberty. Let the boys be the
 trained soldiers of constitutional freedom, the girls the intelligent
 lovers of freemen." --CHaNCEY M. DgPzw.

 From the beginning of Dr. Murphree's administration as
president of the University, he took an interest in the growth
of the Law College. In fact, before he came down from Talla-
hassee to assume his duties, he carried on quite a correspond-
ence looking toward the securing of a strong faculty to teach
the law courses.
 Harry R. Trusler, Dean of the Law College at the present
time, was one of the faculty members secured to start the
academic year of 1909-10. Albert J. Farrah, at that time
dean of the law school at Stetson University, where Dean Trus-
ler was also teaching, was the other member of the law faculty,
and placed in charge of the law course. Upon the division of
the University into colleges, Prof. Farrah was made dean.
 Colonel N. P. Bryan, a member of the state senate in those
days, was active in securing appropriations for the new Law
College. In fact, he was so largely responsible in making it
possible that he has frequently been referred to as "The Father
of the Florida Law College." Col. Bryan gave Dr. Murphree
and the two new faculty members in law his closest co-opera-
tion.
 "President Murphree was more interested in the subject
of law than many of his closest associates realized," remarked
Dean Trusler in discussing the growth of the Law College. "It
is not generally known, but Dr. Murphree had studied law and
was keenly appreciative of both its academic and practical
aspects.